A permanent ly independent developer and

manufacturer of pressure-sensi t ive adhesives,

tapes, specia l ty f i lms, coat ings, laminates,

product authent icat ion and engineered

f iber technologies.

www.adhesivesresearch.com

Adhesives Research, Inc.

Corporate Office

400 Seaks Run Road

Glen Rock, PA 17327 USA

Toll-free: (800) 445-6240

Phone: (717) 235-7979

Fax: (717) 235-8320

Adhesives Research

Ireland Ltd.

Raheen Business Park

Limerick, Ireland

Phone: +353 61 300 300

Fax: +353 61 300 700

Adhesives Research Ltd.

United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 1371 878187

Adhesives Research PTE Ltd.

20 Maxwell Road

#10-06 Maxwell House

Singapore 069113

Phone: +65 6774 9580

Fax: +65 6777 7261

Adhesives Research Shanghai

Representative Office

Unit 3526A, Level 35 CITIC Square

1168 West Nanjing Road

Shanghai 200041, China

Phone: (86) 21 6150 4358

Fax: (86) 21 6135 7120

Insight® is a registered service mark of

Adhesives Research, Inc.

Adhesives Research® is a registered service mark

of Adhesives Research, Inc. for

engineering and design services of

pressure-sensitive adhesive systems.

©2012 Adhesives Research, Inc.

Printed in USA.

W o u n d C a r e

A d h e s i v e S o l u t i o n s

c o m p o n e n t s f o r w o u n d c a r e

advanced wound care technologies

AR offers a full range of custom adhesive technologies

coated onto carefully selected substrates best suited for

addressing the specialized needs of skin contact and advanced

wound care dressing applications. AR’s release liner

technologies, tailored to the precise release values required for

your product, are a key component for improving

ease-of-dressing applications in any patient care setting.

Substrates• Polyurethane

• Polyester

• Nonwoven

• Bacterial barriers

• High MVTR materials

Absorbent Core• Polyurethane foam

• Nonwoven

• Contact layer

• Non-adherent pad

Release Liner• Silicone and non-silicone

• Tailored release properties

• Films and kraft papers

Bio-Compatible Adhesives• Low-trauma platform

• Long-term wear

• Acrylic chemistries

• Porous

• Latex-free rubber/hybrid formulations

• Antimicrobial

Long-Term Wear• Wear times up to 7 days

• Bonds to difficult wound sites

• Minimal edge lift

• No residue

• Radiation stable

Porous• Hydrophilic and hydrophobic chemistries

• Custom pore size

• Tailorable tack

• Free exchange of fluids and/or gasses

• High MVTR

Dissolvable Films• Customized dissolution rate

• Delivery mechanism for healing agents

• Stable, dry format for sensitive reagents

• Pigment carrier

• Pre-measured dose

Low-Trauma• Gently removes from skin and hair

• Repositionable

• Mimics silicone performance

• High MVTR

• Removes without residue

• Gamma sterilization

e n a b l i n g t e c h n o l o g y

Taking your products further. Adhesives Research (AR) has been

developing and manufacturing custom adhesive

and coating technologies for the medical

industry for more than 25 years. We offer our

partners complete material solutions through

polymer synthesis, formulation, coating and

laminating. Our enabling technologies deliver

heightened performance and novel capabilities

to advanced wound care product designs.

We manage a robust, documented product

development process to assure that we meet

your exact application requirements. The

foundation of AR’s quality system is based on

our ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003

certifications.

low-trauma adhesives

AR’s non-silicone, low-trauma PSA technology

mimics the gentle properties of silicone adhesive

platforms with the added benefit of offering

aggressive, intimate skin contact with virtually

painless and residue-free removal.

long-term wear adhesives

Designed for long-term wear applications

up to seven days, our aggressive, tailorable

acrylic adhesive technology offers high

moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) for

breathability, excellent wear properties with

minimal edge lift, and no residue.

Adhesive

Substrate

Absorbent Core

Adhesive

Release Liner

porous

AR’s porous technology offers a low-density, highly permeable

adhesive layer. The adhesive’s pores form stable, non-collapsing

channels to enable the flow of fluids and/or gases in the Z-axis

direction. This customizable technology demonstrates MVTR up

to 9,000 g/m2/day to enable long-term wear applications.

500µm

www.adhesivesresearch.com

dissolvable films

Our dissolvable film technology provides an

efficient medium for stabilizing sensitive reagents,

delivering therapeutic agents or dispersing pigments.

Dissolution rates are completely customizable to enable each

pre-measured film strip to deliver a specified release over time.

put our experience to work for you

Our adhesive and film technologies offer unique functional capabilities for

enhanced product design and performance. Contact us to see how we can work as

your complete material supplier for providing the customized adhesive, film and release

liner technologies to take your products further.

c o m p o n e n t s f o r w o u n d c a r e

advanced wound care technologies

AR offers a full range of custom adhesive technologies

coated onto carefully selected substrates best suited for

addressing the specialized needs of skin contact and advanced

wound care dressing applications. AR’s release liner

technologies, tailored to the precise release values required for

your product, are a key component for improving

ease-of-dressing applications in any patient care setting.

Substrates• Polyurethane

• Polyester

• Nonwoven

• Bacterial barriers

• High MVTR materials

Absorbent Core• Polyurethane foam

• Nonwoven

• Contact layer

• Non-adherent pad

Release Liner• Silicone and non-silicone

• Tailored release properties

• Films and kraft papers

Bio-Compatible Adhesives• Low-trauma platform

• Long-term wear

• Acrylic chemistries

• Porous

• Latex-free rubber/hybrid formulations

• Antimicrobial

Long-Term Wear• Wear times up to 7 days

• Bonds to difficult wound sites

• Minimal edge lift

• No residue

• Radiation stable

Porous• Hydrophilic and hydrophobic chemistries

• Custom pore size

• Tailorable tack

• Free exchange of fluids and/or gasses

• High MVTR

Dissolvable Films• Customized dissolution rate

• Delivery mechanism for healing agents

• Stable, dry format for sensitive reagents

• Pigment carrier

• Pre-measured dose

Low-Trauma• Gently removes from skin and hair

• Repositionable

• Mimics silicone performance

• High MVTR

• Removes without residue

• Gamma sterilization

e n a b l i n g t e c h n o l o g y

Taking your products further. Adhesives Research (AR) has been

developing and manufacturing custom adhesive

and coating technologies for the medical

industry for more than 25 years. We offer our

partners complete material solutions through

polymer synthesis, formulation, coating and

laminating. Our enabling technologies deliver

heightened performance and novel capabilities

to advanced wound care product designs.

We manage a robust, documented product

development process to assure that we meet

your exact application requirements. The

foundation of AR’s quality system is based on

our ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003

certifications.

low-trauma adhesives

AR’s non-silicone, low-trauma PSA technology

mimics the gentle properties of silicone adhesive

platforms with the added benefit of offering

aggressive, intimate skin contact with virtually

painless and residue-free removal.

long-term wear adhesives

Designed for long-term wear applications

up to seven days, our aggressive, tailorable

acrylic adhesive technology offers high

moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) for

breathability, excellent wear properties with

minimal edge lift, and no residue.

Adhesive

Substrate

Absorbent Core

Adhesive

Release Liner

porous

AR’s porous technology offers a low-density, highly permeable

adhesive layer. The adhesive’s pores form stable, non-collapsing

channels to enable the flow of fluids and/or gases in the Z-axis

direction. This customizable technology demonstrates MVTR up

to 9,000 g/m2/day to enable long-term wear applications.

500µm

www.adhesivesresearch.com

dissolvable films

Our dissolvable film technology provides an

efficient medium for stabilizing sensitive reagents,

delivering therapeutic agents or dispersing pigments.

Dissolution rates are completely customizable to enable each

pre-measured film strip to deliver a specified release over time.

put our experience to work for you

Our adhesive and film technologies offer unique functional capabilities for

enhanced product design and performance. Contact us to see how we can work as

your complete material supplier for providing the customized adhesive, film and release

liner technologies to take your products further.

A permanent ly independent developer and

manufacturer of pressure-sensi t ive adhesives,

tapes, specia l ty f i lms, coat ings, laminates,

product authent icat ion and engineered

f iber technologies.

www.adhesivesresearch.com

Adhesives Research, Inc.

Corporate Office

400 Seaks Run Road

Glen Rock, PA 17327 USA

Toll-free: (800) 445-6240

Phone: (717) 235-7979

Fax: (717) 235-8320

Adhesives Research

Ireland Ltd.

Raheen Business Park

Limerick, Ireland

Phone: +353 61 300 300

Fax: +353 61 300 700

Adhesives Research Ltd.

United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 1371 878187

Adhesives Research PTE Ltd.

20 Maxwell Road

#10-06 Maxwell House

Singapore 069113

Phone: +65 6774 9580

Fax: +65 6777 7261

Adhesives Research Shanghai

Representative Office

Unit 3526A, Level 35 CITIC Square

1168 West Nanjing Road

Shanghai 200041, China

Phone: (86) 21 6150 4358

Fax: (86) 21 6135 7120

Insight® is a registered service mark of

Adhesives Research, Inc.

Adhesives Research® is a registered service mark

of Adhesives Research, Inc. for

engineering and design services of

pressure-sensitive adhesive systems.

©2012 Adhesives Research, Inc.

Printed in USA.

W o u n d C a r e

A d h e s i v e S o l u t i o n s